Very few individuals involved in real estate investing would disagree that sitting on one home in comparison to what you could have invested in the market over a long period of time will become a larger investment. We are likely on the same page there. That statement to personal real estate investors appears so simplistic that questions of rent came into play and it was some of your responses on that subject matter that seemed to escalate the disagreement.
Having beat this to death, may we all become rich in whatever ethical path we find!